Der blaue Engel = The blue angel by Josef Von Sternberg(
Visual
)231
editions published
between
1922
and
2014
in
5
languages
and held by
2,023 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Professor Rath, a middle-aged schoolmaster, becomes infatuated with and later marries Lola-Lola, a singer in a sleazy cafe
and is increasingly degraded by her. When Lola leaves him for another man, he returns to his school a broken old man and dies

Der letzte Mann by F. W Murnau(
Visual
)129
editions published
between
1924
and
2017
in
6
languages
and held by
1,164 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
One of the major works of German silent cinema, Murnau's class drama depicts the fall of the respected, aging, hotel doorman
of a posh 1920s Berlin hotel, who is cruelly stripped of his position and reduced to a bathroom attendant, before his fortunes
turn and he becomes a millionaire. The film was groundbreaking for its expressive, mobile camera work, which imparts information
visually, without subtitles. The camera on a trolley glides, rises, zooms, or weaves where the story takes it. The camera
takes part in the action and becomes a character in the drama

Faust : eine deutsche Volkssage by F. W Murnau(
Visual
)26
editions published
between
1926
and
2015
in
3
languages
and held by
1,084 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Dr. Faust sells his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for scientific knowledge and perfect happiness

Waxworks by Paul Leni(
Visual
)27
editions published
between
1924
and
2012
in
4
languages
and held by
412 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
A poet imagines scenarios in a wax museum fairground that involve Jack the Ripper, Ivan the Terrible, and Haroun al-Raschid

Faust by F. W Murnau(
Visual
)102
editions published
between
1926
and
2017
in
7
languages
and held by
388 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Newly restored. Inspired by the German legend and by Goethe's classic tale, Murnau's Faust tells the story of an alchemist
(played by Gösta Ekman) who, struggling with his faith amidst a devastating plague, is offered the power to cure and the
gift of youth ... in exchange for his soul. As the diabolical Mephisto, Emil Jannings (The Last Laugh) delivers a performance
of operatic scale and intensity, by turns charming, comical, and horrific

Tartuffe by F. W Murnau(
Visual
)24
editions published
between
1925
and
2009
in
4
languages
and held by
327 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
A religious hypocrite insinuates himself into a wealthy Parisian family

The last command by Josef Von Sternberg(
Visual
)27
editions published
between
1928
and
2016
in
4
languages
and held by
297 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
An exiled Russian general turned Hollywood extra lands a role playing a version of his former czarist self, bringing about
his emotional downfall

3 silent classics by Josef von Sternberg(
Visual
)6
editions published
in
2010
in
English and No Linguistic content
and held by
223 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"Vienna-born, New York-raised Josef von Sternberg directed some of the most influential, stylish dramas ever to come out of
Hollywood. Though best known for his star-making collaborations with Marlene Dietrich, von Sternberg began his career during
the final years of the silent era, dazzling audiences and critics with his film's dark visions and innovative cinematography.
The titles in this collection, made on the cusp of the sound age, are three of von Sternberg's greatest works, gritty evocations
of gangster life (Underworld), the Russian Revolution (The Last Command), and working-class desperation (The Docks of New
York) made into shadowy movie spectacle. Criterion is proud to present these long unavailable classics of American cinema,
each with two musical scores."--Container

Anna Boleyn : a historical drama in six acts by Ernst Lubitsch(
Visual
)20
editions published
between
1920
and
2014
in
5
languages
and held by
212 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Tragic drama of the second wife of England's Henry VIII

Othello(
Visual
)1
edition published
in
2016
and held by
203 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The classic of German silent cinema is a fine (though very loose) adaptation of William Shakespeare''s Othello. It stars two
legendary German actors: Emil Jannings as Othello and Werner Krauss as the evil Iago

Othello by William Shakespeare(
Visual
)17
editions published
between
1922
and
2016
in
English
and held by
187 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"Cavernous chambers and stony battlements cast shadows of impending doom upon Othello and Desdemona as the mephistophelian
Iago dances about them, methodically destroying their happiness and steering them toward their bitter fate with impish delight."--Container

The broken jug by Heinrich von Kleist(
Visual
)43
editions published
between
1937
and
2009
in
German and Undetermined
and held by
148 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Comedy of Dutch village life, in which Judge Adam presides over a trial regarding the supposed breaking of Frau Rull's beautiful
jug by her daughter's suitor. A visiting inspector exposes Adam himself as the culprit

F.W. Murnau's The last laugh(
Visual
)1
edition published
in
2008
in
English
and held by
131 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The story of a hotel doorman who is demoted to washroom attendant because of his age. Humiliated, he considers suicide. Then,
by a strange twist of fate, he becomes a millionaire. This silent film is told entirely by camera, without title cards

Variety by E. A Dupont(
Visual
)35
editions published
between
1925
and
2010
in
4
languages
and held by
104 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
A drama, using flashback technique, telling how a prisoner left his wife and child for a young dancer, returned to his life
as a trapeze artist with the dancer as his partner, and ultimately killed her new lover, a third partner in the trapeze act

Ohm Krüger by Hans Steinhoff(
Visual
)15
editions published
between
1941
and
2013
in
German
and held by
62 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
This propagandistic epic, seven years in the making, was Goebbels' initial attempt to equal Gone with the wind. It is a heroic
portrait of Paul Kruger, the Boer statesman who recounts his life story as he lay dying in a Swiss hospital. His sons, Jan
and Adrian, voice opposing views concerning the validity of their father's struggles during the Boer Wars. Although their
ideological debate is handled with some skill, the primary purpose of the film was to stir anti-British feeling. The villainous
English incite the African tribespeople by distributing guns during a mission service and to the strains of "Onward Christian
soldiers." They feed rotten meat to Boer women and children (in a scene extracted from Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin) and
incarcerate them in the massive concentration camps they have established on South African soil. The viewer is informed that
26,000 women and children were murdered

The Eyes of the mummy(
Visual
)5
editions published
between
1918
and
2006
in
3
languages
and held by
52 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
An Egyptian girl is held prisoner in an ancient Egyptian temple by an ominous Arab. After being rescued by an Englishman,
she moves to Great Britain, but is soon haunted by her former nemesis. It would seem that the tragic curse of the mummy hangs
over her head

Passion by Ernst Lubitsch(
Visual
)33
editions published
between
1919
and
2016
in
5
languages
and held by
50 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The story of the humble origins of Du Barry and of her rise in power

Varieté by E. A Dupont(
Visual
)13
editions published
between
1925
and
2017
in
3
languages
and held by
42 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Former trapeze artist "Boss" Huller leaves his wife and child to go to Berlin with the younger, seductive Berta-Marie. They
become the lead attraction at Berlin's famed Wintergarten, where they perform as a trio with trapezist Artinelli. That is,
until Huller realizes that Berta-Marie is cheating on him with their fellow acrobat